Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary

Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary is a primary school of high-enrollment scale in Carencro, Louisiana, one of the schools within Lafayette Parish, educateing 705 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 56% bigger than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 453 students.

Across the 44 schools in Lafayette Parish (29,396 students total), Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary lists that 44% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 30% Hispanic, 22% White, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 25% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lafayette Parish (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.7%; this one delivers 31.0%.

Across the wider county, census data for Lafayette Parish shows median household earnings sit near $67,451, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary is one of 50 public schools in Lafayette Parish (combined enrollment of about 35,903 students).

Nearest neighbor: Carencro Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Carencro Bob Lilly Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 27.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 12%: 629 students in 2018 compared to 705 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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